Verse 21

and when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt:

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 10:23 : 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.
  • Matt 14:5 : 5 When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
  • 2 Chr 16:10 : 10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
  • Jer 36:26 : 26 The king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Yahweh hid them.
  • 1 Kgs 19:1-3 : 1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I don't make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time!" 3 When he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.
  • Ps 119:109 : 109 My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won't forget your law.
  • Prov 29:25 : 25 The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.
  • Matt 16:25-26 : 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
  • Mark 6:19 : 19 Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn't,
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
  • Matt 10:39 : 39 He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.